Scone -- rhymes with "John" or with "Joan"?

[pne]

If you are from the UK, how do you pronounce "scone"?

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[swelegant.livejournal.com]

I have quite a few English friends, and I've heard them pronounce it both ways. I reckon it's one of those pronunciations that comes down to personal preference.

IMO, the correct way to pronounce it is skon.

Speaking of ways to pronounce words, what really irritates me more than almost anything is when people pronounce vase as "vayze" instead of "vahhz".


How are you and your lovely family going?

[weatherpixie.livejournal.com]

Scone rhymes with stone

[sparkofcreation.livejournal.com]

Gareth pronounces it to rhyme with "John" except that all his pronunciations (and vocab) are getting more Americanized so I've heard him pronounce it to rhyme with Joan a few times.

On an almost-unrelated note, our local supermarket (best known for having inedible fresh produce) has a bakery that makes credible British crumpets. Gareth is very happy.

[pthalo]

i'm from the US, but it rhymes with Joan.

[marikochan.livejournal.com]

I'm from the U.S. and I say "scone" rhyming with "Joan" and "vayce."

[robnorth.livejournal.com]

I'm Canadian and I rhyme it with "John". But in my experience, Canadians are about 50-50 on "John"/"Joan".

As for "vase", most Americans I've met say "vayce", and most Brits say "vahze". Canada, as always, goes down the middle; some say "vayce", some say "vahze", and a surprisingly large number split the difference and say "vayze". I usually say "vahze", but it's common enough in Canada that no-one blinks.

[sedesdraconis.livejournal.com]

I'm not British either. But I've got an interesting pronunciation set, so I thought I'd share. A scone from a bakery or coffee shop, etc., rhymes with Joan. A homemade scone rhymes with John, but the plural of homemade scones varies erratically.

[angelsk.livejournal.com]

rhymes with John, but I can say either - depends on my mood.

[ubykhlives.livejournal.com]

Almost everyone in Australia pronounces it to rhyme with "John". Those few who don't are usually British tourists... :)

In the same way, "vase" is definitely vahz in Australia, not vays.

[xtremesaints.livejournal.com]

totally pronounce it like "joan" but I think the posh people does so with
"john" :D

[alsatia.livejournal.com]

So making a reference to "Scone Cusack" would be very confusing? ;)

vase vs vase

[(Anonymous)]

Since at least the 50s: if it costs more than $50 it's pronounced vahhz, otherwise it pronounced the other way.